UK Kindness for NZ Soldier's death, who was killed in “Kabul Attack”

The government has showed its great regret on the death of a New Zealand special forces warrior killed during a Taliban assault on the British Council in Kabul.

Alistair Burt, Foreign Office minister spoke of his "heartfelt thankfulness" on behalf of the British nation.

Gunmen stormed the British Council office in the Afghan capital on Friday, assassinating no less than12 people.

The Taliban said the assault manifested the anniversary of Afghanistan's liberty from the UK in 1919.

A suicide car bomb also ruined the compound wall. The gunmen were all afterwards killed.

Through a statement, Mr. Burt conceded on his pity to the soldier's family and friends.

"The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has spoken to John Key, New Zealand's Prime Minister to convey our kindness and to thank New Zealand for the job their special forces played in bringing this terrible incident to a close," he added.

"Our considerations are also with the Afghan security staff those were killed or hurt during the assault."

Prior, Britain's Ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir William Patey, verified that all the insurgents were killed.

He said: "This was an immoral, cowardly assault scheduled to attack British interests, but finally finishing in the deaths of several Afghans, and we apologized for the death of the Afghans in this."

There has been some misunderstanding about the exact killed people in the Kabul attacks.

About eight Afghan policemen and a New Zealand special forces warriors were killed, authorities from both countries said. Three Afghan security guards from UK-based secret security firm G4S, which gives security for the British Council in Kabul, also killed.

David Taylor-Smith, from G4S, said six others - three Nepalese past Gurkhas and three Afghans - were hurt and paid honor to the "first-rate attempts" of those caring the compound.

"We will be operating with the British Council to evaluate their security needs as a matter of necessity," he said.

"However, for the instant our endeavors will now spotlight on those killed and wounded and sustaining their families and friends as much as we can in these disastrous conditions."

The UK Foreign Office said all British civilians were "traumatized but well" after being securely removed from the building.

However the attack lifted queries about Afghan security forces' skill to tackle once Nato troops begin to pull out in the very next months.

"As we observed this skirmish open out I looked up in the sky and saw Nato helicopters providing help to their Afghan assistants. We saw worldwide troops; the British speedy reaction force and New Zealand Special Forces.

"We also watched Afghan security forces fighting very daringly and severely against the militants but you did speculate how would they tackle if they didn't have all that global support."

One British and one South African teacher were amid four residents of the compound who took asylum in an unbreakable safe room during the assault, the British Council said.

The British Council is a somewhat government-financed agency that runs largely cultural programs.